Vantage Learning, creator of the award-winning instructional writing tool MY Access!, announced that students within the Lake Washington School District performed higher than the 19.5 percent national average for student writing improvement in the 2013–14 school year.

The following schools within the district achieved extraordinary student writing improvement: Kamiakin Middle School in Kirkland, Rose Hill Middle School in Redmond and Eastlake High School in Sammamish.

“We’re seeing exceptional writing achievements from these students,” said Laurie Edwards, vice president of Vantage Learning. “We’re excited to help put them on the path to college and career readiness. The students, as well as their parents and teachers, should be very proud.”

Students demonstrated superior writing improvement using MY Access!. The program helped students organize, develop and write their essays. The immediate, personalized feedback that students received helped them to improve their writing and achieve better scores. MY Access! has also been instrumental in helping these students prepare for high-stakes exams that require writing at an advanced level.